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* ''Born: [[1844]]''
* ''Born: [[1844]]''
* ''Died: [[1915]]''
* ''Died: 1915''
* ''Titles: Shinsengumi Captain, Aizu Shinsengumi Commander''
* ''Ranks: Shinsengumi Captain, Aizu Shinsengumi Commander''
* Japanese: 斎藤一 ''(Saito Hajime)''
* ''Original name'': [[山口]] 一 ''(Yamaguchi Hajime)''
* ''Other name: Fujita Gorô''
* Japanese: [[斎藤]] 一 ''(Saitou Hajime)''
==Shinsengumi==
==Shinsengumi==
[[Image:Saitou hajime1.jpg|frame|left|Saitô Hajime]]
He killed a [[Hatamoto]] when he was around 18 and he had to ran away from Edo.
Saitô Hajime was born as a son of [[Gokenin]] in [[Edo]].
He joined [[Mibu Roshigumi]] in Kyoto [[1863]].
He killed a [[Hatamoto]] when he was around 18 and he had to flee Edo.
In [[1864]] He became captain of the 3rd unit of [[Shinsengumi]].
He joined the [[Mibu Roshigumi]] in Kyoto in [[1863]].
When [[Ito Kashitaro]] group formed [[Goryo Eji]], Saito joined them as a spy and detected their plan of assassination of [[Kondo Isami]] which resulted Ito Kashitaro was assassinated by Shinsengumi.([[Incident at Aburano Koji]])
In [[1865]], he became captain of the 3rd unit of the [[Shinsengumi]].
When [[Ito Kashitaro|Itô Kashitarô's]] group formed the [[Goryo Eji|Goryô Eji]], Saito joined them as a spy and discovered their plan of assassination of [[Kondo Isami|Kondô Isami]] which resulted in Ito Kashitaro's assassination by the Shinsengumi ([[Incident at Aburano Koji]]).
==Boshin War==
==Boshin War==
He participated the [[Battle of Toba-Fushimi]], the [[Battle of Koshu-Katsunuma]].
He participated in the [[Battle of Toba-Fushimi]], and the [[Battle of Koshu-Katsunuma]].
Then he went to [[Aizu]]with several members.
Then he went to [[Aizu]] with several members.
(Kondo Isami and other members went to Nagareyama)
(Kondô Isami and other members went to Nagareyama)
He was named to be commander of Shinsengumi instead of [[Hijikata Toshizo]] who was wounded.
He was named the commander of the Shinsengumi instead of [[Hijikata Toshizo]] who was wounded.
After they lost the [[Battle of Bonari pass]], Hijikata decided to
go north to join [[Enomoto Takeaki|Enomoto Takeaki's]] Bakufu troops.
According to Saitô Hajime's grandson, Saito said "The Shinsengumi has benefitted greatly from Lord [[Matsudaira Katamori]].
I refuse to leave Aizu. I will die with them rather than leave."
Saitô and around 20 other members stayed in Aizu and held a siege in Nyoraidô, but were defeated.
In September, [[1868]], Aizu surrendered.
Aizu samurai and families were expeled to [[Tonami han|Tonami]].
==Meiji==
==Meiji==
Saito married [[Takagi Tokio]] in Tonami, sponsered by former Lord Matsudaira Katamori, the former Aizu han [[Karo|Karô]] [[Yamakawa Hiroshi]] and [[Sagawa Kanbei]]. (Saito had a prior marriage with ''[[Shinoda Yaso]]'' but details are unknown)
Saito was given the new name '''Fujita Goro''' by Matsudaira Katamori.
Later they moved to Tokyo, where Goro was hired by the Police department ([[1872]]).
In [[1877]], he was sent to [[Kyushu]] ([[Seinan War]]) as a member of the [[Batto tai|Battô tai]] with many other former Aizu han samurai. It was compared to a "revenge" of the [[Boshin war]].
In [[1891]],he retired from the Police and worked at schools until [[1909]].
In [[1915]] he died of stomach ulcer.
According to Fujita Goro's grandchild Fujita Minoru, sometimes Goro was assaulted by strangers who seemed to be the surviving members of the Goryo Eji after the [[Meiji restoration]].
Unlike [[Nagakura Shinpachi]], Goro didn't talk about the Shinsengumi very much.
==Kenjutsu==
Saito is believed to have learned [[Mugai Ryu]] and [[Itto Ryu]].
==Saito Hajime's Sword==
* ''[[Kunishige|Kijinmaru Kunishige]]'' 鬼神丸国重
==Name==
Saito changed name 4times.
*1.'''''Yamaguchi Hajime''''' (Original)
*2.'''''Saitô Hajime''''' (After he killed a Hatamoto)
*3.'''''Yamaguchi Jiro''''' (After he escaped from Goryô Eji)
*4.'''''Ichinohe Denpachi''''' (When he moved to Tonami)
*5.'''''Fujita Goro''''' (When he married to Tokio)
==Saito in Fiction==
===Books===
* ''Meiji Burai Den''(明治無頼伝) Nakamura Akihiko
* ''Shinsengumi Sanbantai Kumicho Saito Hajime'' (新選組三番隊組長 斎藤一) Kikuchi Michito
==Research Books==
* ''Shinsengumi Fukucho Jokin Saito Hajime'' (新選組副長助勤 斎藤一) Akama Shizuko
* ''Shinsengumi Saito Hajime no Nazo'' (新選組・斎藤一の謎) Akama Shizuko
* ''Shinsengumi Saito Hajime no Subete'' (新選組・斎藤一のすべて ) Shinjinbutsu Oraisha
*''Shinsengumi Kumicho Retsuden'' (新選組組長列伝) Shinjinbutsu Oraisha
* ''Shinsengumi Meimeiden2'' (新選組銘々伝2) Shinjinbutsu Oraisha
==References==
* ''Shinsengumi Zentaishi Tettei Guide'' (新選組全隊士徹底ガイド) Maeda Masaki
* ''Shinsengumi Taishi Den'' (新選組隊士伝) Gakken
* ''Shinsengumi'' (新選組) Sekai Bunkasha
* ''[[Shinsengumi 100 Wa]]'' (新選組100話) Suzuki Toru
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